Basic Counseling Part 3
This video is intended as a learning tool for practicing basic counseling skills adapted from UTC on course 4: Basic Counseling Skills for Addiction Professionals. This video does not substitute similar training.
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Understanding injecting drug use in Afghanistan: A scoping review
Background Several reports have described a growing prevalence of illicit drug use in Afghanistan, with recognition of a recent shift from traditional modes of consumption involving inhalation and oral ingestion to injecting drug use...
Czech National Policy on Addictions and Priorities of the Czech Presidency of the Council of the EU in 2022
The Czech Presidency of the Council of the EU (CZ PRES) takes place from 1 July to 31 December 2022 in difficult times. EU Member States are currently facing several challenges, including the impact of the health, economic, energy and...
A new model of Couples Treatment for Addiction
This Webinar examines a new model of couples treatment for addiction. The model includes new aspects in the treatment, related to relationship reparation/ forgiveness and aspects of Emotionally-focused couple therapy. The presentation also...
International Research Partnerships: Elements of Success
THe presenters for the session were Susana Henriques, from The Open University, Portugal, and Roger Peters, from the University of South Florida. Dr Henriques and Dr Peters have successfully collaborated on international research, and they...
Is a brain-based understanding of addiction predominant?
Abstract Introduction Brain-based explanations of addiction have become a prominent explanatory model in recent decades. Although opposing views have been published, there is no large-scale study of researchers' opinions, unlike for...
The role of peer support in treatment: the latest on research and practice
In this webinar, the speakers discuss the role of peer support in treatment: the latest on research and practice.
Socioeconomic lens on addiction
In this webinar, the speakers take a look at the social and economic factors influencing addiction (particularly injecting drug use), and its impact on particularly disadvantaged groups, such as young people transitioning from out of home...
Addiction Practitioners Forum 2022 (1 – 2 JULY)
The South African National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence (SANCA) which is the host organization for ISSUP South Africa recently hosted another world-class, innovative conference dubbed the Addiction 2022 Practitioners Forum (APF) under the theme “Unmasking Substance Use Disorder Treatment”.
